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testing medicare. there's a bunch of stuff you can do to medicare. >> and mostly capping payments. >> that would be the holy grail. but there's a bunch of stuff you can do in the short run that will save some money. we can take the fight outside about whether you raise the eligibility age for medicare or not. that is where a lot of the big money is at if you're going to raise the retirement age for social security, it does kind of make sense to do it for medicare. fundamentally, michael, i take your point that the republicans rn are not going to give on taxes without seeing spending here where we can smell, touch and feel it, but you can do that. there are proposals out there to address medicare, to address social security, to address discretionary spending that would give republicans as much confidence as democrats get on taxes that it's all a package. >> i see your point, and i agree with that. and you actually have members right now in the house coming out slowly but certainly in the senate talking
testing medicare. there's a bunch of stuff you can do to medicare. >> and mostly capping payments. >> that would be the holy grail. but there's a bunch of stuff you can do in the short run that will save some money. we can take the fight outside about whether you raise the eligibility age for medicare or not. that is where a lot of the big money is at if you're going to raise the retirement age for social security, it does kind of make sense to do it for medicare. fundamentally,...
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medicare is a different thing. those who say don't touch it or change are ignoring the obvious. >> despite a willingness for reform, i don't want to repeat what you said. there's no trust fund. they raided that a long time ago. my heart has grope like the grinch's since thanksgiving. so much to be thankful for. so i'm going to be kind. senator did yourbin deserves re on this front. he was one who stepped forward with simpson boels but he is right. social security lives a lot longer than medicare/medicaid. rising health care costs and those costs as reflected by the explosive growth of medicare and medicaid are, you know, where the action is. it's an issue. people have to get their heads around whether you should be thinking about changes to those programs or having to get your arms around the bigger problem which is the secular growth of health care spending in general. thank god he had the courage to step forward and, you know, really i sometimes think i forecast him too much. i do thank jesus he had the guts to s
medicare is a different thing. those who say don't touch it or change are ignoring the obvious. >> despite a willingness for reform, i don't want to repeat what you said. there's no trust fund. they raided that a long time ago. my heart has grope like the grinch's since thanksgiving. so much to be thankful for. so i'm going to be kind. senator did yourbin deserves re on this front. he was one who stepped forward with simpson boels but he is right. social security lives a lot longer than...
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visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. is what drives us to broadcast the world's biggest events in 3d, or live to your seat high above the atlantic ocean. it's what drives us to create eco-friendly race tracks, batteries that power tomorrow's cars, nearly indestructible laptops, and the sustainable smart towns of the future. at panasonic, we're driven to make what matters most better. just another way we're engineering a better world for you. ♪ >>> all right. time for sports. a little -- i don't know if it's news. it's potential news coming out of the s.e.c., "the times-picayune" trying to lure les miles from lsu. why would he leave? the money. he won a national championship with them in 2 oop. already the fifth highest coach and makes 3.7 million bucks a year but arkansas's offer would make him the highest paid coach even ahead of nick saban. his agent has denied reports of that offer. the razorbacks have a history of shelling out big upon for their coaches. bobby petrino was making $3.6 million -- >> bought himself a
visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. is what drives us to broadcast the world's biggest events in 3d, or live to your seat high above the atlantic ocean. it's what drives us to create eco-friendly race tracks, batteries that power tomorrow's cars, nearly indestructible laptops, and the sustainable smart towns of the future. at panasonic, we're driven to make what matters most better. just another way we're engineering a better world for you. ♪ >>> all right. time for sports. a...
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we're going to raise the retirement age of medicare, might fold parts of medicare into one, so you can get efficiencies. that will be on the table. there's going to be cuts. and i don't think it's a mystery about how big the tax increase is going to be. john boehner says 800 billion, the president puts down a $1.6 trillion marker. doesn't take einstein to figure out you get $1.2 trillion. to me, that's going to be the size of the tax increase. you have warren buffett on later today. i think his op-ed in the "new york times" is one of three live options for how you get there. a flat minimum tax for rich people or some cap on deductions, which i think is going to becoming increasingly appealing to lawmakers as they try to solve this or flat out increasing the rates, which is a non-starter for a lot of republicans. i think you're going to see a slightly higher rate with some kind of cap on deductions or alternative minimum tax for rich people. >> a combination of those two. we've got a lot more to talk about with you. monday night football highlights the eagles showing they don't need mic
we're going to raise the retirement age of medicare, might fold parts of medicare into one, so you can get efficiencies. that will be on the table. there's going to be cuts. and i don't think it's a mystery about how big the tax increase is going to be. john boehner says 800 billion, the president puts down a $1.6 trillion marker. doesn't take einstein to figure out you get $1.2 trillion. to me, that's going to be the size of the tax increase. you have warren buffett on later today. i think his...
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if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ >>> did you hear the good news? the hostess people make the wonder bread and it really is a wonder, isn't it? that they can call it bread with absolutely no known nutritional value whatsoever. they make your ding dongs, your ho hos, your twinkies, all of your favorites, they are on strike and may go out of business. they are on strike and may go out of business. forget the middle east. this is what americans care about right here. >>> on this day before thanksgiving while other shows do big cooking segments on how to prepare for the holidays, we here on "morning joe" have a different take on things. >> yes, we do. >> we have a culinary correspondent. >> is that what we're calling lewis now? >> you put on the white jacket and he showed us how not to cook your bird. take a look. >> the leaves on the trees have all changed. hand turkeys adorn the walls of every kinde
if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ >>> did you hear the good news? the hostess people make the wonder bread and it really is a wonder, isn't it? that they can call it bread with absolutely no known nutritional value whatsoever. they make your ding dongs, your ho hos, your twinkies, all of your favorites, they are on strike and may go out of business. they are...